	US 11,740,671 B1
	Method, system and apparatus for monitoring and measuring power usage by a device
Michael Krummey, Harrison City, PA (US); and Scott J. Yetter, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Assigned to Best Energy Reduction Technologies, LLC, King Of Prussia, PA (US)
Filed by Best Energy Reduction Technologies, LLC, King Of Prussia, PA (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/678,034.
Application 15/678,034 is a continuation of application No. 13/798,162, filed on Mar. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,760,140, issued on Sep. 12, 2017.
Application 13/798,162 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/624,970, filed on Sep. 24, 2012.
Application 13/624,970 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/269,531, filed on Oct. 7, 2011.
Application 13/269,531 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/162,564, filed on Jun. 16, 2011, granted, now 8,093,751, issued on Jan. 10, 2012.
Application 13/162,564 is a continuation of application No. 12/878,040, filed on Sep. 9, 2010, granted, now 7,964,989, issued on Jun. 21, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/391,663, filed on Oct. 10, 2010.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/361,402, filed on Jul. 3, 2010.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/26 (2006.01); H01R 13/70 (2006.01)

CPC G06F 1/266 (2013.01) [H01R 13/70 (2013.01); Y02B 70/30 (2013.01); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y04S 20/00 (2013.01); Y04S 20/242 (2013.01); Y04S 40/128 (2013.01)]

14 Claims

1. A system for monitoring and controlling electrical power to an electrically-powered device, the system comprising:

an apparatus comprising:

a housing,

an electro-mechanical relay,

a processor, and

a wireless transceiver configured for communication over a WiFi network using a WiFi communication format,

wherein the apparatus is a junction box;

an electrically-powered device, the device is hard wired to the apparatus; and

a remote controller for wirelessly transmitting a plurality of commands to the apparatus over the WiFi network;

wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to monitor and measure a power usage of the electrically powered device;

wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to transmit through the wireless transceiver the power usage of the electrically powered device to the remote controller over the WiFi network;

wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to receive a command from the remote controller directly over the WiFi network, the command to disable power to the electrically powered device;

wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to switch the electro-mechanical relay from an enabling state to a disabling state to disable power to the electrically powered device;

wherein the processor of the apparatus is configured to wirelessly transmit over the WiFi network a response to the controller updating the status of the electrically powered device; and

wherein the remote controller is configured to receive the response from the apparatus over the WiFi network.